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IT WON'T START!!!!

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1982 GS1100GK2
Bike sat outside for years. We just bought it a few months ago. Got it all cleaned up inside and out and it ran fine, just rough to start, takes a long time to warm up but after that it hauls..... Got a new battery last week, old one kept going dead so we figured it needed to be replaced. Battery appears to still be fully charged but it won't turn over. It will start if we jump start it with the car but that's no fun. Any thoughts on the problem? The starter maybe?
 
Sounds like your having the same problem I am... Well sorta. Mine runs fine on a fully charged battery for about 20 or 30 miles and then the battery looses its charge. Check the battery make sure its good and charged. Then get a manual that tells you how to test the stator and rectifier. You can check the GS resources stator files on this problem, but the manual is less confusing.
 
Re: IT WON'T START!!!!

If the battery is fully charged and it will not turn over on the bike battery, but does turn over and start on a car battery, then there is nothing wrong with the starter. The problem is a bike battery does not have the reserve amperage to overcome the resistance in the electrical wiring, but a car battery does. The starter is not going to draw any more power than it needs regardless of the battery being used. The solution is to take a multimeter and wiring diagram and check all your wiring circuits (particularly ignition and start) and clean all your connectors and terminals.

Earl


goingcrazyinny said:
1982 GS1100GK2
Bike sat outside for years. We just bought it a few months ago. Got it all cleaned up inside and out and it ran fine, just rough to start, takes a long time to warm up but after that it hauls..... Got a new battery last week, old one kept going dead so we figured it needed to be replaced. Battery appears to still be fully charged but it won't turn over. It will start if we jump start it with the car but that's no fun. Any thoughts on the problem? The starter maybe?
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O teabiscuits and cream! I have to agree with Earl!
 
Re: IT WON'T START!!!!

Thank you so much! I'll pass it on the the hubby and see what he can do. We just had no idea where to start. With the bike being new to us, we don''t know much yet.




earlfor said:
If the battery is fully charged and it will not turn over on the bike battery, but does turn over and start on a car battery, then there is nothing wrong with the starter. The problem is a bike battery does not have the reserve amperage to overcome the resistance in the electrical wiring, but a car battery does. The starter is not going to draw any more power than it needs regardless of the battery being used. The solution is to take a multimeter and wiring diagram and check all your wiring circuits (particularly ignition and start) and clean all your connectors and terminals.

Earl


goingcrazyinny said:
1982 GS1100GK2
Bike sat outside for years. We just bought it a few months ago. Got it all cleaned up inside and out and it ran fine, just rough to start, takes a long time to warm up but after that it hauls..... Got a new battery last week, old one kept going dead so we figured it needed to be replaced. Battery appears to still be fully charged but it won't turn over. It will start if we jump start it with the car but that's no fun. Any thoughts on the problem? The starter maybe?
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